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The Imperial Cruise
James Bradley
其他書名
A Secret History of Empire and War
出版Little, Brown, 2009-11-24
主題History / United States / 20th CenturyHistory / Modern / 20th Century / GeneralHistory / Military / Strategy
ISBN03160396679780316039666
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=RW-mWK_XYZ4C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋In 1905 President Teddy Roosevelt dispatched Secretary of War William Howard Taft on the largest U.S. diplomatic mission in history to Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, China, and Korea. Roosevelt's glamorous twenty-one year old daughter Alice served as mistress of the cruise, which included senators and congressmen. On this trip, Taft concluded secret agreements in Roosevelt's name.

In 2005, a century later, James Bradley traveled in the wake of Roosevelt's mission and discovered what had transpired in Honolulu, Tokyo, Manila, Beijing and Seoul.

In 1905, Roosevelt was bully-confident and made secret agreements that he though would secure America's westward push into the Pacific. Instead, he lit the long fuse on the Asian firecrackers that would singe America's hands for a century.